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Publication Date: 2009-Sep
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An Integrative Learning Experience within a Mathematics Curriculum
Melendez, Barbra; Bowman, Silas; Erickson, Keith; Swim, Edward
Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, v28 n3 p131-144 Sep 2009
We developed four separate scenarios focusing on the connections between mathematics, biology, and social sciences. This structure facilitated the coordination of faculty from seven academic departments on campus. Each scenario had students from different majors build mathematical models, gather information from their respective disciplines, and develop a final presentation that included a committee consensus on how to approach the problem in a practical way. As a result, students learned how mathematics plays a role in other disciplines and how insight from different points of view affects the approach taken to a complex problem.
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematical Models, Interdisciplinary Approach, Social Sciences, Learning Experience, Correlation, Mathematics Education, Biology, College Faculty, College Students, Coordination, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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